After about a quarter of an hour, Shangguan Yi entered and reported, "Your Majesty, they will be here soon."
"Let's go!"
Du Qi got up personally and went straight to the entrance of the palace. After Du Qi stood still, a group of more than thirty people arrived in the blink of an eye. The leader was Wang Qiao.
Wang Qiao and his group were well-dressed. They were all wearing broad-collared shirts. At the end of September, the autumn air was cool. Everyone's clothes fluttered in the wind, showing the bearing of the Tang dynasty.
Wang Qiao saw Du Qi and quickly said, "Everyone, hurry up. Emperor Xia is waiting for us at the entrance."
Everyone heard and their spirits were lifted.
Many of their faces were filled with pride. They were people of different surnames and they were from the Tang dynasty. Although Du Qi was Emperor Xia, he personally came to the entrance to greet them. It showed how much Du Qi valued them and how important their origins were. Everyone quickened their pace and arrived at the entrance of the palace in the blink of an eye.
Wang Qiao took two steps forward and saluted, "I am Wang Qiao. Greetings, Emperor Xia."
"Greetings, Emperor Xia!"
The rest of the people spoke one after another.
Everyone bowed, but their expressions were different. Even though many of them showed a look of awe, but deep in their eyes, there was a faint sense of pride. The reason was simple. They were people from big families, people from aristocratic families.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be so courteous."
Everyone stood up and straightened up.
Everyone's expression was confident and calm.
Du Qi glanced at everyone, his gaze sweeping past them as he saw the expressions on their faces. There was a faint sense of pride on these people's faces. After all, they were from big families, so Du Qi knew that these people were actually putting on airs.
This was the reason why Du Qi came out to greet them. They were a group of aristocratic families' children, and they were not successful. With Du Qi's status, there was no need for him to come out to greet them.
Since he was here, he naturally had his reasons.
Du Qi's eyes were sharp as he swept his gaze over everyone and said, "This King welcomes all of you to the Western Regions. On behalf of the millions of people in this world, I would like to thank all of you. Because you are all talented people. Now that you have come to the Western Regions to become officials, it is to benefit the common people. Tens of thousands of people will owe you a favor. "
When everyone heard this, they became even more excited.
His heart was filled with pride.
Du Qi smiled and continued, "However, since all of you have come to Xia Xia, this prince has something to remind you of. What this Prince wants to remind you is that when you were in the Tang dynasty, all of you were born in big clans, and all of you were people with different surnames. "
"In the Tang dynasty, many people would be wary of your background, so they would be polite to you."
"But in the Western Regions, one's background is no longer of any use. It doesn't matter if you're from the Pei Clan, the Wang Clan, the Jeong Clan, or the Cui Clan. Because the common people in the Western Regions don't know about the different surnames. "
"Here, it only depends on your ability."
"The capable go up, and the weak go down."
Du Qi said with assurance, "If you have the ability and talent, this King can guarantee that you will have a meteoric rise. But if you don't have the ability, this King can guarantee that you will at least live a carefree life in the Western Regions. If all of you want to put on airs when you do things and think that I'm from a big clan, this King can tell you that it won't work. "
"In the Western Regions, there are no elders who can help you. Without the help of identity, you can only rely on yourself. Everything depends on you to grasp, fight for, and obtain. "
"This king hopes that in the end, the people of the Western Regions will understand through you how outstanding the descendants of the great clans of the Great Tang are, and will think that your clans are also very good. I do not hope that after interacting with you, the people will think that the descendants of the great clans of the Great Tang are all incompetent hedonists with high ambitions but low abilities, people who can't achieve anything high or low."
Du Qi's words were a warning.
As soon as his words fell, the expressions on many people's faces changed slightly, and they were no longer proud. Previously, they thought that Du Qi respected their family background, but now it seemed that Du Qi specially greeted them in person just to give them a warning.
Or in other words, to give them a warning.
But they didn't dare to have the slightest resentment against Du Qi.
On the contrary, they were more in awe of Du Qi.
Who was Du Qi? He was a man who could even make the Emperor retreat. Who was Du Qi? He was a man who once suppressed the people of the big clans and big clans and even killed the brothers Wang Zongzhou and Wang Zongxi by himself.
The people of the Tang dynasty all knew Du Qi's ability, so after Du Qi's words, the original trace of arrogance and pride in these people all disappeared. At this moment, everyone braced themselves and carefully responded.
Wang Qiao said seriously, "Please rest assured, Emperor Xia. Before we came, each family has already instructed us. We will listen to Emperor Xia's arrangement in the Western Region. Everything is for Emperor Xia. Now, we are all obeying Emperor Xia's orders. "
The rest of the people echoed in agreement.
After listening, Du Qi nodded and said, "Everyone's attitude is very good, I am looking forward to it. I hope that the glory of the big clans of the big clans and big clans can once again bloom in the Western Region. Instead, the people of the big clans and big clans will gradually become silent. "
"Everyone, please!"
Du Qi waved his hand and stepped in first.
The rest of the people followed him in. After everyone entered the palace, they took their seats.
Du Qi's gaze swept across the crowd, and he said in a deep voice, "Everyone is willing to come to the Western Region and work for me. I am very pleased about this, and I am very grateful for your arrival. At the same time, I can tell you clearly that the Western Region is lacking in talents. You are all talents, and after arriving at Emperor Xia, you will be put in an important position. "
"But I still have to remind you again, there is only one chance. If you grasp it and do your job well, then you will be capable people, and you will be able to rise step by step in the future. "
"If you do not grasp this opportunity, I will not be soft-hearted. You should go back to your own clans. I believe that all of you have come to the Western Regions with lofty ambitions and lofty aspirations. All of you want to display your lofty aspirations. "
"So here in the Western Region, I hope that you can really settle down and do things, and bring glory to your ancestors. Let your clan in the Central Plains see that you came to the Western Region to make meritorious contributions, and not to be sent to the border."
Du Qi earnestly instructed.
He had to beat them up and encourage them. After all, they were a group of young people.
Everyone naturally agreed.
Wang Qiao also said, "Emperor Xia, we came to the Western Region to do real things, and we will live up to your expectations."
Du Qi nodded and said, "Wang Qiao, we are old acquaintances. Back then in Taiyuan Prefecture, we knew each other. Now, it has been a long time. After years of correspondence, I know that you are in the Wang family, and you have helped Wang Yu run the Wang family well. You are a talented person, and I believe in you. "
Wang Qiao said humbly, "Emperor Xia, you flatter me. I am ashamed."
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Among all of you, I know you, so you came. I will give you a chance. Now, the monarch of Shu-lik is about to bring his troops to pledge allegiance. Shu-lik will be renamed Shu-lik state, and you will be the first governor of Shu-lik state. Do you dare to accept? "
In fact, it was risky to let Wang Qiao be the governor of Shu-lik state. However, Du Qi's subordinates were really lacking. There were not many people in the imperial residence, and many of them could not be sent out.
Wang Qiao himself was also capable.
Only then did Du Qi make such an arrangement.
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